Gloucester, VA – May 18 – A Dutton, Virginia man was killed Wednesday, May 16, after being involved in a fatal head-on collision. The accident occurred around 7:45 a.m. on Route 198 when Rebecca Jones Bass, 38, crashed her 2008 Ford F-150 pickup truck head-on into a 1998 Volkswagen Jetta, reports dailypress.com. Stephen Rea Johnson, …
Handling Personal Injury Cases Before Going To Court, Cont’d
Here are the next steps in the preliminary process: Re-assessment and Additional Investigation: Most attorneys will proceed here if it has been determined that liability is clear and damages are extensive. This step may be time-consuming if the attorney decides to gather additional information from state and federal resources that may be helpful in court, …
Culpeper County Police Take Measures to Reinforce Seat Belt Laws
The Culpeper Police Department is taking measures this month to reinforce seat belt laws on Virginia roads. According to official reports by Newsplex.com, 16 people died in traffic accidents in the first week of May. Of those, about half were not wearing a seat belt or properly restrained in a child safety seat. The DMV …
Presence Of Teen Passengers Puts Novice Drivers At Higher Risks
New studies conducted by the Automobile Association of America’s Foundation for Traffic Safety found that teens are at more risk of dying in a car accident when other teens are in the car. Conversely, the risks of being involved in a fatal car crash are dramatically lowered when an adult is supervising the teen’s driving, …
Northern Virginia Corvette Club Teaches Teens How To Avoid Accidents
Manassas, VA – April 30 – The Northern Virginia Corvette Club’s Teen Driving School hosted a free course on Saturday, April 21, aimed at teaching teens the correct measures to take in dangerous situations. According to official reports by The Washington Post, the class was held at 8 a.m. at the Old Dominion Speedway and …
Ray LaHood Continues Three-Year Battle Against Distracted Driving
Battling distracted driving has been a top priority for U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for the past three years. After seeing the dramatic increase of work-zone accidents due to cell phone usage, LaHood is pushing towards a ban of talking and texting while driving, according to official reports by The Washington Post. The American Automobile …
NHTSA Talks Technological Developments Aimed At Improving Road Safety
In an attempt to reduce car accidents and deaths, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun studies on electronic protection in newer cars, reports Motortrend.com. The NHTSA’s first project involves a “vehicle-to-vehicle” (V2V) system that would warn drivers of a possible collision. If executed, this system could protect drivers who are changing lanes and …
Manassas Police In Pursuit of Hit-and-Run Driver
Manassas, V.A. – Mar. 14 – The Manassas Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly ran away from an accident site last Saturday evening. The victim, an unidentified man, claimed he was sitting at a red light near Signal Hill Road and Oakenshaw Drive at 5:45 p.m. when his 2005 Toyota was struck …
Paul Tarashuk Jr. Awarded Scholarship For Bravery Preventing Car Accident | Northern Virginia Car Accident Lawyer
What would you do if you saw a car about to turn down the wrong way into oncoming traffic? This happened to, Paul Tarashuk Jr., at the time 17, in February 2010 when he saw an elderly woman turning into the fast lane of oncoming traffic. Realizing the serious situation the elderly woman was in, …